"Do You Believe In Love At First Swipe?" And Other Online Dating Openers So Corny, They're Actually Charming

When it comes to online dating, let's face it — it can be a freakin' crap-shoot. Especially when it comes to things like opening Tinder lines, as an example! Other honorable mentions include, is your picture flattering enough? Have you accurately highlighted your best qualities in your bio? Can women smell desperation through a smartphone?

Seriously, it's really a wonder how any of us have actually managed to survive this long without calling it quits and joining the monastery. Here's the thing though, my friends — given the cultural climate of dating nowadays, online is really the only way to go.

What are you going to do? Meet women on the street? Ha! Good luck with that, it's not 1992, fellas.

As with most things involving in-depth research, it's important to use the proper Internet channels to yield the best results. For example, back in college it was commonplace to use Wikipedia in order to bulk up that 20-page research paper you started the night before it was due, right? Well, now we use Reddit to figure out how we're supposed to behave in certain social contexts. What? Like you're any better? Child, please. Reddit is a kickass resource for those who have tried and failed and well, failed some more until they got it just right — it's a real Goldie Locks And The Three Bears forum for dating.

We've compiled the best of the best we could find regarding top-notch online dating openers, specifically with Tinder. However, we're confident these could work across an array of dating platforms ranging from OkCupid to Bumble and everything in-between. They aren't exactly what we'd call suave, but when it comes to first impressions ....

Humor Is Your Best Friend Here, Remember That:

1. "On a scale of 1 to "Hey you in the bushes!" how creepy have your interactions on Tinder been so far?"- Gets a reply and a laugh every time. — haggardclint

2. I once got, “Do you believe in Marxism? I’m just wondering if you’d support an uprising in my lower class." — TheSurlyEmpress

3. (knife and fork emoji x 4) "I've got all these forks and knives all I need is a little spoon." —Shloogle

4. "Do you have an ugly boyfriend? No? Want one?" — Non-meatbag

5. "Are you my appendix? Because I don't know anything about you but this feeling in my gut is telling me that I should take you out." — MrBuddyHolly

6. "Are you a 0% APR loan? Because I'm having trouble understanding your terms and you aren't showing any interest." — wildkat57